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A man found dead Sunday afternoon from a gunshot wound outside a Beale Air Force Base residential area was a well known Silicon Valley entrepreneur and clean-energy pioneer, a family member confirmed today.

Gary D. Conley, 52, whose most recent corporate venture, b2u Solar of San Jose and Gurgaon, India, was one of several energy-related companies he founded, was discovered by a Beale resident at about 1 p.m. Sunday.

His body was found outside a parked car near the Vassar Lake Gate.

According to a Beale spokesman, no foul play was involved.

Conley’s brother, who lives in Oklahoma, said he and other family members are mystified by details surrounding the body’s discovery.

“It’s very perplexing,” said Mark Conley, 55. “The circumstances don’t seem to make much sense.”

The Air Force Office of Special Investigations confirmed the death this afternoon.